Job Description

Department of Psychology

Location: Egham
Salary: \xc2\xa339,233 to \xc2\xa346,397 per annum - including London Allowance
Post Type: Full Time
Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Thursday 07 September 2023
Reference: 0823-387

Full-Time, Fixed-Term (36 months)

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Researcher position on the Leverhulme Trust funded project: \xe2\x80\x9cHow does poor sleep in adolescents impact learning and education?\xe2\x80\x9d. The position is for 3 years, starting on 1 September 2023 or soon thereafter.

The project will involve tracking sleep patterns in secondary school children and measuring their ability to learn and consolidate new memories throughout the three years of the project. Educational measures and standardised cognitive measures will also be collected. The successful candidate will also work with mobile phone app developers to design an app that will support adolescents in improving their sleep habits and test this app on a large cohort of adolescents. The primary duties will include: designing the research, data collection at schools and online, analysing data, and disseminating findings through journal articles, conference presentations, and other methods.

Applicants should hold a PhD in psychology or closely related discipline, or be close to completion, and should have excellent quantitative research skills. Excellent interpersonal, organisational, and computing skills are also essential.

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Training and Development opportunities
• Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
• Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing.
• Free parking

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the College is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Dr Jakke Tamminen on or Professor Jessie Ricketts at

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at:

Please quote the reference: 0823-387

Closing Date: 23:59, 07 September 2023

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Further details:

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